Application Development & Support

Phoenix, Arizona
Earn an Educational Stipend
Hybrid
March 2024
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How It Works

Learn

Our program provides you with an educational stipend and skills-based training in:

  • Programming & Database Fundamentals
  • Application Development
  • Software Development Fundamentals
  • Computer Architecture & Systems Fundamentals
Intern

Put the skills you learned into practice! We’ll work with our company partners to provide you access to internships and wrap-around support services.

Land a Job

80% of alumni are employed and/or enrolled in college within 4 months of graduation. Our support staff will guide you through every part of your job search.

Common role pathways:

  • UX Design & Development
  • Cloud Development
  • Mobile App Development
  • Production Support
  • Software Project Management

Year Up Graduate Outcomes

80%
of graduates employed and/or enrolled in postsecondary education within 4 months of program completion
$52K
average starting annual salary of Year Up graduates
92%
of graduates are satisfied with Year Up

Application Development & Support​ Typical Job Tasks

  • Work in an agile software team to develop and release a product in increments, navigating multilayer problem solving
  • Work with clients and development teams to build technical requirements for a software request or user story
  • Update, fix, and write simple code that meets software specifications and passes code reviews
  • Assist with debugging, testing, and releasing features and bug fixes to production

Eligibility Requirements

  • 18-29 years old
  • High school graduate or GED
  • Low to moderate income
  • U.S. citizenship, permanent resident, DACA recipient, or employment authorization card
  • Live within commuting distance of a Year Up location. Although Year Up has shifted to a hybrid program model, you must be able to regularly attend in-person days throughout the duration of the program
  • Have not obtained a Bachelor’s degree
  • Available five days a week (M-F) for the entire duration of the program
  • Highly motivated to learn new technical and professional skills

More information about vaccination requirements can be found here.

Do you have DACA status?
Year Up strongly supports DACA and welcomes young adults with DACA status. For more, see our DACA GUIDANCE page.

Campuses

Our staff will help you determine which campus is right for you after you apply to Year Up in Arizona.

Where you'll Intern

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